UNR pays fine in 2011 sheep-death incident

10:26 PM,
Jun. 14, 2013

Written by

Megan Ortiz
megortiz@rgj.com

The University of Nevada, Reno has paid a fine of $7,446 in an incident that included the death of three sheep in September 2011, according to a UNR news release.

The amount of the fine was determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and based off the university's policies, procedures, track record and history of incidents, according to John Hasenau, director of lab animal medicine at UNR.

The deaths were attributed to human error, and a manager was fired, Hasenau said in 2011. ...